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Diabetes, type 2
One of the two major types of diabetes, the type in which the beta cells of the pancreas produce insulin but the body is unable to use it effectively because the cells of the body are resistant to the action of insulin. Although this type…
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- Familial Parkinson disease type 9 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal recessive manner due to a gene on chromosome…
- Panic A sudden strong feeling of fear that prevents reasonable thought or action. From the Greek woodland god Pan…
- Thyroiditis, Hashimoto See: Hashimoto thyroiditis
- Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) A test-tube fertilization procedure in which a sperm is injected directly into an egg to achieve…
- Computerized axial tomography (CAT) Cat scanning adds X-ray images with the aid of a computer to generate cross-sectional views anatomy. It can…
- Cyst of the ovary, follicular A fluid-filled sac in the ovary, the most common type of ovarian cyst. It results from the growth of a…
- Breast bone Breast bone: Familiar name for the sternum, the long flat bone in the middle of the front of the chest. The…
- Pigmentation The coloring of the skin, hair, mucous membranes, and retina of the eye. Pigmentation is due to the…
- Segawa dystonia Dystonia: An important variant form of dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD). DRD typically begins in childhood or…
- Orthorexia nervosa A term designating a disorder in which there is an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating, an extreme…